The Prizery arts center has won the prestigious Arts Build Community's Rising Star Award from Virginians for the Arts, making it the first-ever recipient of a new award that honors an up-and-coming arts organization having a significant impact on its community.

Will Tuck, son of Travis and Dawn Tuck of South Boston, met up with Frosty the Snowman on the sidewalks of downtown South Boston during open house Sunday afternoon.

A 26-year-old South Boston man pled guilty Friday to gang participation and numerous drug charges in Halifax County Circuit Court.

Fire destroyed a single-story log home on Mountain Road Thursday evening. Halifax Volunteer Fire Department responded to the call shortly after 7 p.m. and found the residential structure fully involved when they arrived at the scene, a fire department spokesman said.

Emergency teams from Halifax County, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management , and FEMA has completed a preliminary estimate of the damage caused by last week's flash flooding in the county and South Boston.

The Dan River has settled across the southside, but rising waters last week left a lot of damage in South Boston.

State agency crews were in Halifax County today, assessing the damage from last week's storms, in hopes to get a federal declaration of emergency.

One lane of US 58 in Halifax County is closed in preparation for maintenance repairs to the roadway slope.

South Boston, VA - The heavy rains are causing a big problem for residents in South Boston, where the swelling Dan River is threatening a major road closure.

The flood water has receded on Route 501 in South Boston. On Saturday, the road was closed as the flood water reached up to the hoods of cars.

Justin Butterwortha s Saturday evening concert promises original compositions, a glimpse of Christmas, as well as Appalachian, film and classical forays delivered via a quartet of instruments.

Halifax County Assessor Harold Throckmorton is expected to update county supervisors and South Boston and Halifax Town Council members on the 2010 tax reassessment when the three boards meet tonight at 6 p.m. in the Mary Bethune Office Complex second floor conference room.

In the South Boston area, residents are still cleaning up the water damage after last week's rain.

It certainly isn't the first time Route 501 in South Boston has ended up under the Dan River.

Danville may see some good news from the flooding. The Dan River at Danville hit a high of 23.56 feet early Friday morning, and as of 8:45 a.m. it had dropped to 23.42 feet.

Flood warnings remain in effect in parts of western Virginia as rain pushes rivers above flood stage.

Rain and gusting winds have plagued Halifax County since Tuesday afternoon and taken their toll in the form of power outages, according to Dominion Virginia Power officials.

The search for county resident Hattie Gertrude Brown continued yesterday as the Virginia State Police Dive Team searched the Hyco River on Lowery Road for the 48-year-old Halifax County woman who was last seen in the early morning hours on Saturday, May 16.

No students were aboard Bus #140 Monday afternoon when it struck a car near South Boston Elementary School, according to town police.

American Legion Post 8 was among the veteran organizations participating in Saturdaya s Veterans Day Parade held in downtown South Boston.